Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz in U.S.D.A. Bur. Pl. Industr. Invent. Seeds 31: 86-87. 1914 sec. Stace 2010
- ≡Gaura fruticosa Loefl., Iter Hispan.: 248. 1758 syn. sec. Tropicos 2013
- =Combretum secundum Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 19. 1760 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Combretum formosum G. Don in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15(2): 420. 1827 syn. sec. Govaerts 2020
- =Combretum oxypetalum G. Don in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15(2): 420. 1827 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Combretum tetragonum C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 2(1): 25. 1835 syn. sec. Stace 2010
- =Combretum loeflingii Eichler, Fl. Bras. 14(2): 110. 1867 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Combretum benthamianum Van Heurck & Müll. Arg., Observ. Bot. 2: 220. 1871 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013